UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2008
J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) | 1-15274 (Commission File No.) | 26-0037077 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6501 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) | 75024-3698 (Zip code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 431-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) is being filed by J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (“Company”) to amend the disclosure reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2008.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) As disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors previously announced that it had elected Jeffrey A. Rein as a member of the Board of Directors, effective December 9, 2008. On November 17, 2008, the Board of Directors received notice from Mr. Rein that although he remains interested in corporate board service, in light of the recent change in his employment status, he was withdrawing his acceptance of a position on the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of such date.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey J. Vawrinek Jeffrey J. Vawrinek Acting Secretary |
Date: November 21, 2008
